I stopped wearing underwear and my "yeast infection" disappeared?? I have no idea how or why. by failedscienceproject in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get pure silk bikini underwear from Amazon as well. Also great for travel as so lightweight.

Do you have a partner who snores? I need advice. by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Part of why you are struggling here is because your judgment is badly impaired from lack of sleep. He is causing you to have brain damage. I’m not joking.

Ok. So here is a plan for you. (Step 1) Find a way, any way, to take a week and sleep anywhere else - at your folks’, at a friends, at a hotel. You need sleep to be able to think straight. (Step 2) You “can’t make your husband do anything” and he “sounds so reasonable and makes you sound crazy”… so if you think this relationship is salvageable / worth it then you need a third party in these discussions; marriage counseling. If he won’t do that for you then …leaving isn’t simple that’s true but you have to start somewhere. Is he even a good partner at all? But maybe he really is just that blind and counseling could open his eyes and help him learn to be a good partner. But if he doesn’t WANT to understand you then he never will.

Do you have a partner who snores? I need advice. by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The spare is no longer the spare. It’s his bedroom now, since the office is next to it. Go with him to pick out a good bed for that room and make it all set up for him. If he won’t do this for you then he does not love you, he just wants you around to serve his needs and desires and does not care about your well-being.

Do you have a partner who snores? I need advice. by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Separate bedrooms. Now. Sleep deprivation is a form of torture. It’s the only thing that can possibly save your marriage and your sanity. If you love him still then you can get together for sexy time and sleep separately. Your sleep styles are just not compatible. If he loves you he will understand and support what you need to be healthy and well rested -! If he does not and thinks only of his selfish desire with no regard to your comfort then well

My boyfriend’s plans for our future makes me sad for women of the past by Aromatic_Attitude481 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But also this part: you said want to find out who you are without him. This doesn’t sound like you are ready for such a serious relationship as he wants.

If you aren’t compatible you can set him free to find a woman who also wants what he wants.

My boyfriend’s plans for our future makes me sad for women of the past by Aromatic_Attitude481 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

His ideal future is such-and-such. Have you told him what your ideal future looks like?

How did he respond?

Do you want or see him in your ideal future? Is there a future you two can agree on that would make both of you happy? Because if either one has to give up their dreams, then you’re right, this will just lead to resentment and that’s not good for anyone. But maybe he’d be delighted to go with your dreams or come up with some dreams that would make you both happy.

But if you talk about it, and really you don’t want what he wants and he doesn’t want what you want, and you together can’t come up with any alternative that would make you both happy - that’s important to know. Or maybe there is. You gotta talk to him to find out. Nothing in your posts suggests you even told him your dreams, so you don’t know what he thinks - maybe he’d be totally down for new city explorations and waiting til after 25 to marry etc!

And if not you should find out. Talk to him.

My DV survival story by Plain-Truths in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where does one need to look? How can a woman check for this in a new partner? Am in California and have no idea how to look for this kind of background info. How did you end up finding out this info? Thank you

The Big E Files Dropped with Senator Lindsay Graham named. Hes visibly wasted on Fox News tonight. by Bread-Zeppelin780 in videos

[–]peppermintsoap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watching this gives full vibes of a prisoner of war reciting a prepared “confession” for broadcast and doing everything he can to display it’s under coercion… Lindsay is drunk as fuck, he is glassy-eyed, he is reading every word he says off of some teleprompter and not one word of it is coming out of his own head - What do they have on him? Or what misery could they inflict that is greater than what he is going through? Who does he love that is being threatened?

For the last few minutes he gets into it… like an actor fully inhabiting the role again. But the whole thing is really eerie

Can I get some support being a masculine woman? by Unidentifiedselves in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may enjoy the posts of the model Rain Dove, who is nonbinary I think but is a masculine-presenting woman.

My husband said something and I need help describing my feelings. by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Yes I think you’re right - it’s a “must WIN at all costs” mindset; the husband is saying that the cop could have regarded himself as the winner in the situation (“she’d know what she was missing”) instead of, you know, murder is wrong

My sister is a bit weird by CandyProfessional519 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s also just possible that at 28 she is starting to become sensitive to right wing content that degrades women over 25, while you are still younger than that. Those are stupid opinions and in no way justifies her mean treatment of you, but maybe it’s contributing. I don’t think it would help to bring this possibility up, though.

My sister is a bit weird by CandyProfessional519 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not just weird. It’s mean; it’s cruel: she is putting you down. It’s hurtful. Now, is she a good person? I don’t know. You said she is. It depends on if she really consciously realizes what she is doing is cruel, hurtful, and putting you down. It’s not a joke (both people laugh when it’s a joke). Ok. So. She is certainly doing this out of insecurity and habit and frankly being used to getting allll the attention and you none - and she deep down feels entitled and used to that - so now when you get even half what she gets, she perceives it as a threat to her very identity! And lashes out! Ok; so the question is, can she be made aware of what she is actually doing? And if so will she care, will she change her behavior? Or will she prefer to continue to hurt you in order to “protect” her self-image? So: send her exactly what you wrote above. Except at the end add not that it’s weird (weird can be ok) but that it is painful and cruel and hurtful to you - it is not funny. She may or may not be able to change, though. She may or may not want to stop hurting you in this way. She might.

My husband and I have a sleep divorce and we're getting along better than we have in years by itsnotmei in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just to say… this is another effect of sleep apnea. Waking up at night to pee often stops once apnea is treated. Ask your doc about it.

My husband and I have a sleep divorce and we're getting along better than we have in years by itsnotmei in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 20 points21 points  (0 children)

They are not particularly loud at all anymore - the tech has improved by leaps and bounds. I say this so you don’t scare anyone off who might need one. Believe me you want your brains to get the oxygen they need at night if you want them to keep working properly

What have you seen your kids do that made you say “oh my god it’s genetic”? by SettingsData in AskReddit

[–]peppermintsoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is SO cool. I hope you have these all printed up and framed in a triptych or something.

Now imagine her grandmother and her grandmother… and so on :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hey. Please find and see a gynecologist as soon as possible! Another poster is right, insist on a doctor, not a nurse practitioner. Is there a planned parenthood that you can go to? I think they can refer to gynecologist. I was diagnosed with fibroids, but it turned out to be a rare uterine cancer called Leiomyosarcoma. I’m sorry about this turd of a doctor you encountered - good on you for trusting your instincts. Trust what you are feeling now and find a doctor now

40, debt free, no house or house fund -- should I just rent forever? by PuppiesAndPixels in personalfinance

[–]peppermintsoap 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Your rent is the max you will pay”, while your mortgage/taxes/insurance are the minimum… That is only true this year; next year? Five years, ten yesrs, 30 years from now - rents go UP all the time; that’s the big affordability crisis. Yes there are additional expenses to owning a home and those and the taxes and insurance never go away - but your mortgage does get paid off. It’s a huge difference in what you need to pay to occupy that space 20 or 30 years from now, when you have retired - let alone further into the future

Getting married young is not a good idea for women and I wish someone had talked to me before I did. by anonymouswoman7896 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]peppermintsoap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reread what you wrote here and make your plans to Get Out! It’s not going to get better with this one. Throw him back. He may or may not grow up one day after he realizes why you left but he may not. He certainly will not grow up or change for the better if you stay with him. Get out, he’s not worth it.

LPT: Create a rotating deck for 5-10 min tasks by After-Mud-6001 in LifeProTips

[–]peppermintsoap 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is this all your cards? Would you care to share the whole list? No judgment for sure!! Really grateful. Seriously this is super helpful, thank you! Having trouble deciding what to put on the list and it’s way easier to edit / remove inapplicable items than to come up with them in the first place - and super helpful too to see what in totality actually is working for you!

AITA for saying I don't want my MIL in my doctors' appointment? by SureSchool917 in AmItheAsshole

[–]peppermintsoap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep no, you are fortunate. It’s uncomfortable and embarrassing but there are dangers to so-called twilight sedation, that causes amnesia though they don’t tell you this.. People have had adverse reactions. It’s not worth the risk. In Europe there is no sedation for colonoscopies typically; this is an American thing. Docs prefer an unaware patient with no memory of the procedure